Comments

Thanks, Paul. Poor George - what a way to start the New Year. So happy to hear that he is OK.

And George, if you get around to reading these comments at some point, I wanted to thank you for posting the interview you had with Homer. I absolutely loved seeing him again in the Alumni Game and kudos to Scotty Bowman for picking him to make a shoot out goal. I really enjoyed listening to him speak to you.

I’m sad, but not surprised, that he is moving back to Sweden. Maybe it’s family, maybe it’s missing his buddy Nick, maybe it’s that the Wings didn’t seem to do much to help him out with post-playing employment, who knows. But I thought it was telling when he said that if he and his family stayed here, they would “become Americans.”

He will always be my favorite Red Wing player ever. Just something about the personality of the guy, the way he put it all out there to the best of his ability every game, the way he relentlessly practiced deflecting shots into the net, the way he fearlessly and repeatedly took so much physical abuse for his team. I love Homer and wish him and his family all the very best.

I’m really looking forward to seeing the game at the Greatest Stadium On Earth today. And hope the Wings can pull off a win too!

LGRW!!!!!

Posted by
MsRedWinger
from the State where Tigers roam in the Spring on 01/01/14 at 11:26 AM ET

Sorry to hear of your accident George but glad to hear no injuries. Let’s hope you got all your bad luck out of your system on the first day of the new year with nothing but for the rest. You have done a magnificent job on this blog all year with your winter classic coverage first rate. Keep er goin .

Posted by
cigar_nurse
from Greenville South Cakalakee on 01/01/14 at 11:05 PM ET

About The Malik Report

The Malik Report is a destination for all things Red Wings-related. I offer biased, perhaps unprofessional-at-times and verbose coverage of my favorite team, their prospects and developmental affiliates. I've joined the Kukla's Korner family with five years of blogging under my belt, and I hope you'll find almost everything you need to follow your Red Wings at a place where all opinions are created equal and we're all friends, talking about hockey and the team we love to follow.